The New England Sports Network, or NESN, is a regional cable television network that covers the six New England states except Fairfield County, Connecticut and Southbury, Connecticut, a town in New Haven County, Connecticut which is covered by New York City sports networks. It is available on New England cable systems, and nationally (in both standard definition and high definition) through satellite TV providers DirecTV (Channel 628) and Dish Network (Channel 434). The network is a joint venture between Fenway Sports Group (owners of Liverpool F.C., Boston Red Sox and an 80% majority share in the network) and Delaware North (owners of the Boston Bruins and the remaining share in the network)
NESN is the primary broadcaster of the Boston Red Sox and the Boston Bruins—serving as the exclusive home for all games not aired by a national broadcaster. NESN also features minor league baseball, regional college sports, various outdoor shows, various sports talk shows, and delayed Premier League games.
NESN was, for a time, the New England carrier for Fox Sports Net (before Sports Channel New England joined Fox Sports Net), after that, until early 2006, NESN carried ESPNews in the afternoon and overnight hours. NESN has carried regional Atlantic Coast Conference basketball games since Boston College joined the conference, including games from Fox Sports Net since FSN sold regional competitor CSN New England. NESN was launched as a premium channel, however it moved to a basic cable in 2001, a model that has since been copied by others through their respective launch of new regional sports networks.
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